Reserves Information for Faculty

Textbook Reserve Initiative

In 2014, ASU formed an ad hoc Retention Committee and charged it with exploring strategies to improve student retention. One of the top five initiatives identified by the committee was to strengthen the Nielsen Library's textbook course reserves collection. $5,000 was allocated for this project and the library identified criteria to identify textbooks to acquire. The results of this initiative indicate a growing need for strategically strengthening the library's reserve collection.

Faculty Reserves

Professors may place
books, videos, and other materials on reserve for student use.
You may place library
items or items of your own on reserve.

You can fill out a reserve request
form online
or complete a paper form at the Circulation Desk, located on the first floor of the library.

Reserve items are kept
at the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library.

Reserve items must be
used in the library and may be checked out for one-hour periods.
To check out
reserve items, patrons must present their ASU library card.

Reserve items need to be
turned in to Rosanna Backen or the Circulation Desk at least 24
hours
before you anticipate students requesting them.

Please give the library
staff at least 24 hours to remove items from reserve before you
wish to pick
them up.

The library rarely
purchases textbooks. If you would like a textbook on reserve for
your students'
convenience, we will gladly place a personal copy on reserve.

If you have any
questions, please feel free to call Rosanna Backen at
719-587-7173.